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since you're simply relentless

I spent most of my adult life as a commissioned officer on active duty and reserves, so yeah, I am relentless. I took pride in serving my country, I am very proud to be associated with the honorable men and women serving in Iraq and who wear the same uniform I did. I don't know anyone - sailor, soldier or marine - who condones murder. If these men did what they are charged with doing then they have spit in the face of all the brave men and women who managed to perform their tour or tours without murdering anyone. And if the did if fact shoot unarmed men, women, and children then they deserve to spend the rest of their life in prison.

""...spent most of my adult life as a commissioned officer on active duty and reserves, so yeah, I am relentless. I took pride in serving my country, I am very proud to be associated with the honorable men and women serving in Iraq and who wear the same uniform I did. I don't know anyone - sailor, soldier or marine - who condones murder. If these men did what they are charged with doing then they have spit in the face of all the brave men and women who managed to perform their tour or tours without murdering anyone. And if the did if fact shoot unarmed men, women, and children then they deserve to spend the rest of their life in prison...""

IF you take so much pride in serving your country--
WHY aren't you familiar with at least the bare bones of this situation and then get back ?
no one in the Corps ,stationed in iraQ at that time,heard anything of the sort---no rumors,gossip,etc.

YOU accuse them of murder based on information obtained directly from a former prisoner,jailed for "insurgent" assoc.,along with other gaps in this story.
give it a break.
or educate yourself.
"they" tried this same game with 2ndLt.Pantano.
why aren't you familiar with this entire set-up ?
WE don't know anyone in uniform condoning murder
or who has spit in the faces of our past or present military serving in iraq.
Semper Fi !

I took pride in serving my country, I am very proud to be associated with the honorable men and women serving in Iraq and who wear the same uniform I did.

That's wonderful, I was in the Army myself. Now that we have gotten the John Kerry chest thumping out of the way, I would say that you seem awfully eager to believe the worst about these marines.